木偶奇遇记 第95期:匹诺曹拒捕(4)

 　　As soon as the Fisherman pulled him out, his green eyes opened wide with surprise, and he cried out in fear: "What kind of fish is this? I don't remember ever eating anything like it."

　　渔夫一把他抓出来，两只绿色大眼睛登时惊呆了。他几乎是害怕地叫起来：“这是什么鱼？我想不起我曾经吃过这种鱼！”

　　He looked at him closely and after turning him over and over, he said at last: "I understand. He must be a crab¹!"

　　他把他靠近仔仔细细地看了一遍，最后说：“我明白了。他准是一只螃蟹。”

　　Pinocchio, mortified² at being taken for a crab, said resentfully: "What nonsense! A crab indeed! I am no such thing.

　　皮诺乔因为当作了螃蟹而羞愧难当，生气地说：“胡说！什么确实是螃蟹？我不是那种东西。

　　Beware how you deal with me! I am a Marionette³, I want you to know."

　　小心点对我！我得告诉你，我是一个木偶。”

　　"A Marionette?" asked the Fisherman. "I must admit that a Marionette fish is, for me, an entirely⁴ new kind of fish. So much the better. I'll eat you with greater relish⁵."

　　“木偶？”渔夫问。“我必须承认，木偶鱼对我来说是一种全新的鱼。那更妙了，我会更享受吃你的。”

　　"Eat me? But can't you understand that I'm not a fish? Can't you hear that I speak and think as you do?"

　　“吃我？可你不知道我不是鱼吗？你没觉得我跟你一样，会说话会思想吗？”

　　"It's true," answered the Fisherman; "but since I see that you are a fish, well able to talk and think as I do, I'll treat you with all due respect." -"And that is--"

　　“那倒不错，”渔夫回答说，“我看在你是一条会说话、会思想鱼的份上，我会给你应有的礼遇。”－“那么那是指……”

　　"That, as a sign of my particular esteem⁶, I'll leave to you the choice of the manner in which you are to be cooked.

　　“为了表示对你的特殊敬意，我让你自由选择怎么被煮。

　　Do you wish to be fried in a pan, or do you prefer to be cooked with tomato sauce?"

　　你是要在锅里炸呢？还是想被加上番茄酱一起煮呢？”

　　"To tell you the truth," answered Pinocchio, "if I must choose, I should much rather go free so I may return home!"

　　“说老实话，”皮诺乔回答说，“如果一定要我选择的话，我宁可选择自由，可以回家去。”

　　"Are you fooling? Do you think that I want to lose the opportunity to taste such a rare fish?

　　“你在开玩笑吗！这么一条少有的鱼，你以为我会放过机会不去尝它吗？

　　A Marionette fish does not come very often to these seas. Leave it to me.

　　在这里海上很少有木偶鱼，让我来办吧。

　　I'll fry you in the pan with the others. I know you'll like it.

　　我把你跟其它的鱼一块儿放在油锅里炸，你会满意的。

　　It's always a comfort to find oneself in good company."

　　有别人作伴总归是一种安慰。”

1 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。

2 mortified   

v.使受辱( mortify的过去式和过去分词 )；伤害（人的感情）；克制；抑制（肉体、情感等）

参考例句：

• She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said. 她意识到自己的每句话都被他听到了，直羞得无地自容。
• The knowledge of future evils mortified the present felicities. 对未来苦难的了解压抑了目前的喜悦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 marionette   

n.木偶

参考例句：

• With this marionette I wish to travel through the world.我希望带着这个木偶周游世界。
• The development of marionette had a great influence on the future development of opera.木偶戏的发展对以后的戏曲有十分重要的影响。

4 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

5 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

6 esteem   

n.尊敬，尊重；vt.尊重，敬重；把…看作

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。